Belnap, Nue; (2003) Branching space-time, postprint January, 2003. [Preprint]

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Abstract

``Branching space-time'' is a simple blend of relativity and indeterminism. Postulates and definitions rigorously describe the ``causal order'' relation between possible point events. The key postulate is a version of ``everything has a causal origin''; key defined terms include ``history'' and ``choice point.'' Some elementary but helpful facts are proved. Application is made to the status of causal contemporaries of indeterministic events, to how ``splitting'' of histories happens, to indeterminism without choice, and to Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen distant correlations.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Belnap, Nue;
Keywords:	indeterminism, causation, relativity, EPR, branching space-times
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Nuel Belnap
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2003
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:11
Item ID:	1003
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	January 2003
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1003

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